Bernie Lubell's "Why Can't the First Part of the Second Party Be the Second Part of the First Party?" at Intersection.

Bernie Lubell's "Why Can't the First Part of the Second Party Be...

"Is there still a market for Intersection for the Arts?" That's not a rhetorical question for Randy Rollison, the interim director of San Francisco's oldest alternative arts organization. After announcing draconian cutbacks and layoffs earlier this month, the nearly 50-year-old Intersection isn't closing its doors - yet - but the clock is ticking.

To continue reading this story, you will need to be a digital subscriber to SFChronicle.com.